Ukima Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ukima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ukima (13) may also be a first name.

Ukima Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ukima Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ukima occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukima? popularity and diffusion

Ukima is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Ukima live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukima is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 88 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukoima91407/
Ukeima916/
Ukioma916/
Hukima911/
Ukimay911/
Ukiema911/
Ukoimma831/
Ukhimah831/
Ukieyma831/
Ikima801,045/
Ukuma80943/
Okima80442/
Ukime80263/
Ucima8035/
Ukimo809/
Ukema806/
Ukyma801/
Ukimi801/
Uchima736,610/
Hikima734,074/
Aukema73926/
Hukuma73185/
Hukema73129/
Hokima7328/
Ukeama7326/
Uekuma7323/
Ikimau7317/
Ukuema7311/
Ikeima7311/
Ucimah739/
Ukimoh736/
Ukoime734/
Hukimi734/
Ikoima734/
Ukhuma734/
Ukaime733/
Ukimeh733/
Okoima732/
Ukeyma732/
Jikima732/
Oukuma731/
Okeima731/
Ukumah731/
Ikimea731/
Ukhime731/
Ikimay731/
Ikimai731/
Ikiema731/
Okaima731/
Iekima731/
Hukime731/
Uukimi731/
Ukiemo731/
Ukumai731/
Ukuuma731/
Ikaima731/
Ikhima731/
Utkhoimah719/
Houkema6791/
Gaukema6761/
Hikimah6727/
Hukumah6714/
Ukaaimo676/
Ouchima674/
Ukoimoh674/
Huchima672/
Okuimah672/
Okeimah671/
Hokaima671/
Auchima671/
Uichima671/
Hokoima671/
Hukuhma671/
Hikaima671/
Huekema671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ukima
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